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AGENDA
9AM
9:30AM
September 24
10AM
10:30AM
11AM
11:30AM
12PM
12:30PM
1:30PM
2PM
2:30PM
3PM
3:30PM
Registration​
Welcome and Introductions
Helen Mohr (Director of CAFMS), Chirs Minor (Chair of KYPFC)
Patterns of bat and insect activity in relation to prescribed fire following the arrival of White-nose Syndrome at Mammoth Cave National Park
Rachael Burch and Luke Dodd (Eastern Kentucky University)​
Modeling the spatial distribution of insect abundance and insect-derived nutrients at Mammoth Cave National Park
Shelby Fulton (Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves) and Luke Dodd (Eastern Kentucky University)​
Break
Response of Rafinesque's big-eared bats to spring burns in upland oak-hickory forests in Mammoth Cave National Park
Joseph Johnson (Ohio University) and
Michael Lacki (University of Kentucky)
Remnant natural communities and associated rare communities of Mammoth Cave National Park wetlands, grasslands and forests
Brian Yahn (Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves)
Lunch
Snag availability, shifting bat communities, and fire management in the Southern Appalachians
Joy O'Keefe (Indiana State University)
Effects of fire severity on bat habitat use at Big South Fork NRRA
Susan Loeb (Clemson University and USFS SRS),
Leanne Burns (Clemson University), and
C.Sheldon Davis (Clemson University)
Break
Silvicultural treatments and bats: How does fire stack up?
Susan Loeb (Clemson University and USFS SRS)
Questions, group discussion, where do we go from here?
8AM
September 25
12:30PM
2PM
2:30PM
3PM
3:30PM
4PM
Field trip with stops including:
1) Mammoth Cave Baptist Church (comparing single-burn site to unburned site)
2) Jim Lee Ridge (twice-burned, discussion of burn restrictions in relation to hibernicula)
3) Great Onyx Road (forest structure of triple-burned site)
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Field trip Itinerary:
8 - Vans depart from Cave City Convention Center
8:30 - Vans arrive at first field site
9:10 - Groups depart to second field site
9:30 - Groups arrive at second field site
10:10 - Groups depart to final field site
10:30 - Groups arrive at final field site
11:10 - Groups depart back to Cave City Convention Center
Lunch on your own (in Cave City)
State Wildlife Action Plan Fire Strike Team Partnership:
History, Accomplishments, and Lessons Learned
KPFC Certified Burn Boss Training Status Update
Structural changes to the Kentucky Prescribed Fire Council: Implications of 501(C)3 Status
Committee break out time
Board of Directors Election
Social Gathering at The Cavern
Dinner and drinks on your own
6PM (ish)
KY PFC and CAFMS Present:
Registration is now closed, but please check back here for updates!
KY
Prescribed
Fire Council Annual Meeting
Bats & Fire Workshop
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Registration is now closed, but please check back here for updates!
Register to secure your spot before Sept. 14th!
September 24 - September 25, 2018
Cave City, KY
AGENDA
RSVP
Registration is now closed. If you have any questions or need to cancel your registration, contact Jen Bunty jen@cafms.org.Please note that the $50 attendance fee will be collected the day of the meeting.
Lodging and Travel Info
All attendees will be responsible for organizing their own travel and lodging.
We have reserved a block of rooms with a special rate for the "KY PFC Bats and Fire Workshop" at
Comfort Inn and Suites
819 Sanders St.
Cave City, KY 42127
For the group rate, call 270-773-3335 and choose option 2 (option 1 is for reservations, but you must choose option 2 to access the group rate). The deadline for the group rate is September 10, 2018.
The meeting and workshop will be held at the Cave City Convention Center in Cave City, KY.
Lodging/Location
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